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# Rasarnavasudhakara 1.430

Rasārṇavasudhākara 1.430

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.430](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.1.430)

atha sukumāratā-  
yad aniṣṭhura-varṇatvaṃ saukumāryaṃ tad ucyate ||

> Now, delicacy \[sukumāratā\]:  
> That which consists of non-harsh phonemes is called delicacy \[saukumārya\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.430.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.1.430.p1)

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### [1.430.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara.1.430.p2)

yathā utphulla-gaṇḍa-yugam \[ku. 3.4\] udgata-manda-hāsam ity atra saṃyuktākṣara-sadbhāve' py aniṣṭhuratvāt saukumāryam |

> As in “Both blossoming cheeks, \[with\] an emerging gentle smile” \[Kumārasambhava 3.4\], here, even though conjunct consonants are present, there is delicacy because they are non-harsh.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.natya.rasarnavasudhakara~en-mt.1.430) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Rasasudhākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.rasasudhakara.3.236) — Sanskrit

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